Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Trending
    • Hydrogen Engine receives Royal Visitor
    • How to reduce fertiliser costs and emissions
    • Strip tillage fuel savings at Groundswell
    • Machinery advice for grant applications
    • Folding ISOBUS power harrow launched
    • Connected Balers Introduced
    • Precision tine harrow for mechanical weed control 
    • Nutrient planning platform reaches 10% of England’s farmland 
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest RSS
    Precise
    • Home
    • Latest news
      • Agronomy
      • Autonomous ag
      • Data
      • Drones
      • Future fuels
      • Livestock
      • Machinery
      • Practical precision
      • Technology
    • Contributors
    • Subscribe
    • Previous editions
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy policy
    Precise
    You are at:Home»News»Latest Skippy Scout v2.5 is ten times faster

    Latest Skippy Scout v2.5 is ten times faster

    0
    By admin on January 27, 2021 News, Technology

    A NEW version of the software app Skippy Scout has been launched and is ten times faster than its predecessor.

    Agriculture software specialist Drone Ag has just introduced the Skippy Scout version 2.5, which it says is a big step forward and will save a lot of time with field management.

    The original Skippy app could fly a drone to scout points in a field five times faster than traditional crop walking. However, the new 2.5 version has more functionality and is ten times faster, enabling users to cover up to 25 acres in just five minutes.

    Skippy Scout 2.5 offers field overview, automated scouting and PDF field reports using maps uploaded by the user, and images taken by the drone. 

    Drone Ag founder Jack Wrangham, said: “Our image analysis takes only minutes to provide an easy-to-understand report of the whole field.

    “These reports are generated using unique artificial intelligence (AI) interpretation to flag up potential crop issues and can also be compared to satellite and yield maps to find correlations in field performance. 

    “It also provides a breakdown with indicators for green area index (GAI), healthy and unhealthy crop cover percentage, weed percentage, and it gives an insect damage measurement,” he said. 

    Users can therefore identify crop issues such as weeds or pests more quickly by subsequently viewing the leaf level images on their phone or tablet. 

    Jack added: “Long term, the reports will also benchmark fields of the same crop to provide a picture of changes and crop progress over time.

    “It is easy to start using Skippy. Anyone who owns a drone can sign up online with monthly subscriptions starting from just £30. In February and March, we will be streaming live demonstrations so anyone who wants to see Skippy in action can tune in and see how it works,” he said.

    Existing users can update their app to version 2.5 for free now, and new users will benefit from all of the additional features when they register.

    How it works

    As a starting point a field map image from any source is uploaded to the app. The number and location of monitoring points within the field (on that map) are then selected by the controller who simply taps on-screen to mark them. 

    Once the drone is flying it arrives at each target point, descends to 2m above the crop using on-board sensors, and then photographs the crop in detail.

    As the flight completes, the photographs upload automatically to the operator’s phone or tablet, allowing them to be reviewed immediately. 

    The level of detail is sufficient to identify leaf damage or disease, as well as identify weeds as small as the cotyledon stage.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    admin

    Related Posts

    Hydrogen Engine receives Royal Visitor

    How to reduce fertiliser costs and emissions

    Strip tillage fuel savings at Groundswell

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    You must be logged in to post a comment.

    Recent Posts
    • Hydrogen Engine receives Royal Visitor
    • How to reduce fertiliser costs and emissions
    • Strip tillage fuel savings at Groundswell
    • Machinery advice for grant applications
    • Folding ISOBUS power harrow launched
    Categories
    • Agronomy
    • Autonomous ag
    • Business
    • Data
    • Drones
    • Future fuels
    • Livestock
    • Machinery
    • News
    • Practical precision
    • Technology
    • Tyres
    • Uncategorized
    Precise tag cloud
    Agronomy Autonomous ag Business Data Drones Future fuels Livestock Machinery News Practical precision Technology Tyres Uncategorized
    Copyright © 2017 FarmSmart Publishing Limited
    • Home
    • Privacy policy
    • Contact
    Copyright © 2025 ThemeSphere. Powered by WordPress.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.